Cutting the taper off DT line?

"Tom Nakashima" wrote in
:

I read an article over the holidays about a technique of cutting the
taper of a double taper line when nymph fishing. The reasons were to
have better line management control, and the ability to throw large
weighted flies with ease, plus a nice drift. The article stated that
since dry-fly presentation wasn't a concern, the taper was useless.

I've never even considered cutting the taper off a line, and wondering
if anyone has done that when nymphing?
-tom





Haven't found a reason to do it, regardless of how much chuck and duck I
do. A heavy-weighted fly, or a ton of split shot, tends to take the line
out of the picture in any case, and I haven't noticed any problems with
line control or drift once the fly is in the water.

Some times, these guys need to say stuff just to have something to write
about.


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Scott
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